Installation guide

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Glossary
amplitude A measure of the strength of a signal.
application A user program
armor A metal wrapping around a coaxial cable used for mechanical protection.
attenuation Signal loss through an electrical circuit or conductor (see also signal loss).
bandwidth A range of frequencies.
baseband A type of network having a single communications channel. RIO is a baseband
communications network.
bend radius The radius of the arc along which a cable may be bent.
bit error rate The number of bits received in an error divided by the total number of bits received.
braid A wire mesh used to construct the shield of a coaxial cable
bus A single cable connecting multiple ports.
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